Punctuation Marks in Speech: Constructionalizations
Lou-Ann KLEPPA,
Renato Miguel BASSO
Abstract:In this paper, we discuss some relatively stable expressions in spoken Portuguese that contain punctuation marks. As punctuation marks are graphic (visual) signs typical of writing, we analyze the functions that punctuation marks play both in writing and in speech. As a theoretical framework, we base our analyses mainly on Nunberg (1990), Dahlet (1995, 1998, 2002, 2006b, 2006a) and Bredel (2020) who offer mutually compatible systematization of punctuation marks, and Traugott and Trousdale (2021) in order to un… Show more
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